Recent Testimony (2007 Legislative Session)

SENATE Operating Budget Proposal as it relates to FACULTY COMPENSATION - Bryce McKibben on behalf of WSL
House Appropriations
VIDEO Link - Testimony begins at 00:56:50
Date of Testimony: 03.28.2007

HOUSE OPERATING BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR 2007-2009 - Bryce McKibben on behalf of WSL
House Appropriations
VIDEO Link - Testimony begins at 01:01:16
Date of Testimony: 03.20.2007

Higher Education Cost Study Proposal - Bryce McKibben on behalf of WSL
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
Audio Link - Testimony begins at 00:36:20
Date of Testimony: 03.15.2007

Support SB 6077 (Textbook price disclosure)- Bryce McKibben on behalf of ASUW
Senate Higher Education Committee
Audio Link - Testimony begins at 00:03:13
Date of Testimony: 02.22.2007

Oppose SB 5327 (UW building fee authority)- Bryce McKibben on behalf of ASUW
Senate Higher Education Committee
Audio Link - Testimony begins at 00:35:22
Date of Testimony: 02.22.2007

Support with concerns SB 5806 (Implementing Washington Learns recommendations)- Bryce McKibben on behalf of the Washington Student Lobby
Senate Higher Education Committee
VIDEO Link - Testimony begins at 1:04:00
Date of Testimony: 02.15.2007

Support SB 5784 (Sales tax exemption on textbooks)- Bryce McKibben on behalf of the Washington Student Lobby
Senate Higher Education Committee
Audio Link - Testimony begins at 1:08:30
Date of Testimony: 02.14.2007

Support with concerns HB 2072 (Increasing access to higher education)- Bryce McKibben on behalf of the Washington Student Lobby
House Higher Education Committee
Audio Link - Testimony begins at 05:06
Date of Testimony: 02.12.2007

Support HB 1531 (Sales tax exemption on textbooks)- Bryce McKibben on behalf of the Washington Student Lobby
House Higher Education Committee
VIDEO Link - Testimony begins at 0:50:26
Date of Testimony: 02.05.2007

Support SB 5411 (State Need Grant)- Bryce McKibben on behalf of ASUW
Senate Higher Education Committee
Audio Link - Testimony begins at 0:23:15
Date of Testimony: 02.01.2007

Support HB 1222 (State Need Grant)- Bryce McKibben on behalf of ASUW
House Higher Education Committee
Audio Link - Testimony begins at 1:10:51
Date of Testimony: 01.24.2007

Rising Student Debt and Suggestions for Financial Aid- Bryce McKibben on behalf of the Washington Student Lobby
Senate Higher Education Committee
Audio Link - Testimony begins at 0:54:10
Date of Testimony: 01.15.2007

Governor’s Higher Education Budget- Bryce McKibben on behalf of the Washington Student Lobby
House Appropriations Committee
Audio Link - Testimony begins at 0:15:00
Date of Testimony: 01.11.2007

Rising Tuition Rates, Global Challenge States, and Financial Aid- Bryce McKibben and ASUW President Cullen White on behalf of ASUW
Washington Learns Steering Committee
Audio Link - Testimony begins at 0:39:20
Date of Testimony: 09.12.2006

Reports & Documents

2006 Supplemental Budget for UW (Conference Committee)
UW Office of State Relations
Last Updated: March 7, 2006

Summer Reading: Information About the University of Washington and the Legislative Issues Affecting It
ASUW OGR
Last Updated: March 5, 2006

Education Impact on Washington State's Earnings and Employment
Dr. Theo Eicher, UW Economic Policy Research Center
Last Updated: Feburary, 2006

Something for Nothing: Importance of Education in Washington
Dr. Theo Eicher, UW Economic Policy Research Center
Last Updated: Feburary, 2006

Thanks to the Banks: Paying for Higher Education
The Economist
Last Updated: Feburary 16, 2006

Lobby Day 2006: Talking Points
ASUW Office of Governmental Relations
Last Updated: Feburary 1, 2006

Intiative 920 Abolishing the Estate Tax
Washington State Secretary of State
Last Updated: Janurary 9, 2006

Intiative 914 Conerning Preferential Treatment and Discrimination
Washington State Secretary of State
Last Updated: Janurary 9, 2006

DRAFT: OGR Summary of Costs of Textbooks
ASUW Office of Governmental Relations
Last Updated: Janurary, 2006

Key Facts About Higher Education
HEC Board
Last Updated: Janurary, 2006

2005-06 Tuition and Fee Rates: A National Comparison
HEC Board
Last Updated: Janurary, 2006

Undergraduate Experience Committee Report
Undergraduate Experience Committee
Last Updated: December 5, 2005

2005 Legislative Compiled Notes
ASUW OGR
Last Updated: November 27, 2005

2005 Legislative Reception Remarks
Ben Golden- OGR Director
Last Updated: November 27, 2005

2005 Legislative Reception Talking Points
Joel Murray- Affordable Tuition Now
Last Updated: November 27, 2005

College Textbooks: Enhanced Offering Appear to Drive Recent Price Increases
United States Government Accountability Office
Last Updated: July, 2005

DRAFT: California's Higher Education System
Joel Murray- ASUW Legislative Steering Committee
Last Updated: Feburary, 2005

2004 Higher Education Committee Interim Research Topic - Income Based Tuition Policy
Office of Program Research
Last Updated: 11/10/2004

UW Performance Contract - Discussion Draft
University of Washington
Last Updated: 10/04/2004

2005-2007 Operating Budget Request (link)
University of Washington
Last Updated: 09/2004

2005-2007 Capital Budget Request (link)
University of Washington
Last Updated: 09/2004

2004 Strategic Master Plan for Higher Education (link)
Higher Education Coordinating Board
Last Updated: 07/22/2004

Ripoff 101: How the Current Practices of the College Textbook Industry Drive Up the Cost of College Textbooks
OSPIRG
Last Updated: Janurary, 2004

Press Releases

Students Support Higher Admission Standards
Washington Student Lobby
For Immediate Release: 01.20.2005

Students Face Financial Aid Crisis
Washington Student Lobby
For Immediate Release: 01.28.2005

2005, 2006 Testimony & Transcripts

House Supplemental Budget- Randy Hodgins and Ben Golden
House Appropriations Committee
Audio Link - REAL Testimony begins at 0:26:50
Date of Testimony: 02.21.2006

Senate's Supplemental Budget- Randy Hodgins and Ben Golden
House Higher Education and Workforce Committee
Audio Link - REAL Testimony begins at 0:23:30
Date of Testimony: 02.15.2006

Campus Conduct Code- Lee Dunbar, Nick Peyton Sheridan Grey, and Joel Merkel
Senate Ways and Means
Audio Link - REAL Testimony begins at 0:17:10
Date of Testimony: 02.02.2006

Student Activism, Diversity, State Support for Higher Education- Nick Peyton and Ben Golden
Senate Early Learning, K-12, and Higher Education Committee
Audio Link - REAL Testimony begins at 0:04:30
Date of Testimony: 01.30.2006

Higher Education and Governor's Supplemental Budget- Ben Golden
House Capital Budget Committee
Audio Link - REAL Testimony begins at 0:43:30
Date of Testimony: 01.26.2006

Student Regent Term Changes- Ben Golden
House Higher Education and Workforce Committee
Audio Link - REAL Testimony begins at 0:45:00
Date of Testimony: 01.26.2006

Online Voting to Increase Youth Turnout- Ben Golden
Senate Early Learning, K-12, and Higher Education Committee
Written Testimony - ( PDF )
Date of Testimony: 01.20.2006

Cost of Textbooks - Ben Golden
House Higher Education and Workforce Committee
Written Testimony - ( PDF )
Audio Link - REAL - Testimony begins at 01:41:30
Date of Testimony: 01.12.2006

Diversity- Lee Dunbar, Ben Golden, Jon Lee, Nick Peyton
House Higher Education Committee
Audio Link - REAL - Testimony begins at 01:18:00
Date of Testimony: 01.10.2006

Student Regent 2 Year Term (SB 5022, Oppose)- Kelsey Knowles and Alex Bolton
Senate Early Learning, K-12, and Higher Education Committee
Written Testimony - ( PDF )
Date of Testimony: 02.04.2005

Higher Education Issues and Priorities - Kelsey Knowles
Senate Early Learning, K-12, and Higher Education Committee
Written Testimony - ( PDF )
Audio Link - WMA - Testimony begins at 00:19:43
Date of Testimony: 01.12.2005

Governor Locke's 2005-2007 Budget Request - James Corning
House Appropriations Committee
Audio Link - WMA - Testimony begins at 00:10:14
Date of Testimony: 01.13.2005

Governor Locke's 2005-2007 Budget Request - James Corning
House Higher Education Committee
Written Testimony - ( PDF )
Audio Link - WMA - Testimony begins at 01:24:27
Date of Testimony: 01.18.2005

01/20/2005 - Proposed Revisions to Minimum College Admission Standards - James Corning
Senate Early Learning, K-12, and Higher Education Committee
Audio - WMA - Testimony begins at 01:00:32
Last Updated: 01/2005